Baling-press.



- Patented Mar. 26, I91". P. K. DEDERICK. I

BALIN G PRESS.

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No. 670,505. Patented Mar 2s, IQGI.

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BALING PRESS.

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PETER K. DEDERICK, OF LOUDONVILLE, NEW YORK.

BALING-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letterslatent No. 670,505, dated'March 26,1901 Application filed November 21, 1889. Serial No. 331,097. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER K. DEDERIOK, of Loudonville, county of Albany,State of New York, have invented certain Improvements in Baling-Presses,of which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to that class of presses for which Letters Patentwere granted October 29, 1872, Nos. 132,566 and 132,639, and the variousmodifications of the same, for which Letters Patent have since beengranted me.

Myinvention in this instance consists, first, in the combination, withthe press, of an endless track or tracks by which space or room iseconomized; second, in so connecting them as to reduce friction andeconomize power, and, third, in connecting the endless track or treadsto the power-shaft.

By reference to Letters Patent granted me, No. 152,084, dated June 16,1874; No. 170,997, dated December 14, 1875; Nos. 177,218 and177,219,dated May 19, 1876; No. 214,282, dated April 15, 1879; No.227,616, dated May 18, 1880; No. 251,101, dated December 20, 1881, andNo. 271,812, dated February 16, 1883, a class of presses will bedisclosed adapted to be driven by either steam or horse power; but suchmotor in each case is a separate and independent machine, each requiringspace for operation and connected by belt or tumblingrod, thus requiringa great amount of room.

Also in each case the velocity is accelerated from the slow movement ofthe horse through gearing and again diminished through gear ing to theslow movement of the press-traverser, thus communicating the power fromthe horse through two sets of gearing to the work or gear up and geardown again to the work, with attending friction and great waste 6 is asectional elevation showing particularly the power-shaft and itsattachments.

Similar letters represent similar parts.

A. represents the case of a baling-press; B, the endless treads or lags;(3, the powershaft; D, the balance-wheel shaft; E, the crank ofpress-power, which, as shown, is usually in the form of awheel providedwith a crank-pin; F, the pitman, and G the presstraverser.

In Figs. 1, 2, and 3 the baling-case A is shown with endless tracks ortreads B, similar to Letters Patent granted me August 31, 1880, No.231,656, and May 13, 1879, No. 215,213, at each side supported on thecase and preferably secured to it, although they might be attached atbut one point each, as by the shaft alone or by a suitable sleeve andthrough which the shaft passes, and the sprocket or lug wheel K has itsbearing on said sleeve at each side, as shown in Fig. 2, and the tracksor treads thus swinging on the shaft or sleeve could be lowered orraised at their rear ends to secure more or less power without elevatingor depressing the presscase, which, however,would somewhat impair therigidity of the combination and require additional weight of structure.

Any baling-press power may be used in the.-

press-case; but I have shown power similar to'Letters Patent No.152,084, above alluded to, the wheels E forming a crank by means of apin passing through them, as shown, and being connected to the traverserG by a pitman F and driven-by the power-shaft G and pinions H, securedto said power-shaft O. The endless treads B may be geared to shaft 0either outside or inside the treads B and either by cogs on the treadsand a pinion on the the shaft when moving in one directiononly,

and in case of mishap or accident the treads may be instantly stopped,which would not be possible if impelled forward by the power throughmeans of a rigid or keyed attachment to shaft 0.

It is possible to so gear the treads B and shaft 0 to the crank that bythe use of either very large or very heavy balance-wheels on saidshaftOsumcient power might be accumulated; but I preferably employsmaller and lighter wheels and greater velocity. Hence the endlesstreads and crank of the press being now both connected to shaft C, Iattach to said shaft gear-wheels J and provide another shaft D, withpinions M to work with gear-wheels J, and mount the balance-wheels N onshaft D, so as to equalize and adapt the power to the work. Thebalance-wheels N may also serve as a ban d-pulley or a separateband-pulley he provided on either shaft D or shaft (J for driving anyother machinery or for driving the press with steam or other power.

If desired, the press-power may be detached either by detaching pinionsH from shaft C or by detaching the pitman F from crankwheels E, thussecuring all the advantages of an independent tread-power for otherpurposes. If the press should be driven by steam-power, by band to thebalance-wheel, or other band-pulley on either shaft, then the endlesstreads remain motionless through means of the ratchet connection onshaft G, heretofore explained.

It will thus be seen that my machine is a press and motor combined andcapable of being used as an independent press driven by other power oras an independent motor or tread-power for other purposes and thateither of such machines separately would require about the same room foroperation as the combined machine.

The endless treads might be lengthened, so as to take horses tandem, asshown in Letters Patent No. 331,656, above referred to, or the treadsmight be attached to but one side of the press instead of both. The headof the power or horses might be reversed toward the discharge end ofpress, if desired. It should be observed in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 that thetwo endless treads and press between them occupy in width only about thesame space as a twohorse tread-power with horses abreast, and if thepress were removed the horses could not work much closer. Hence thepress simply occupies the waste room between their feet or track oftravel when their bodies come nearly in contact.

Instead of gearing to the crank, as described, the sprocket or lugwheels might be located directly on a crank-shaft, as shown in Fig. 5, 0being the shaft, E the crank formed on said shaft, and K thesprocketwheels, one of which maybe located at either side of crank E.

It should b eobserved that baling-presses as heretofore constructedcannot be operated on the floors of ordinary farm-barns without thehorse-power and horses working outside,

whereas m ycom bined press and en dless treads will work together in thesame space where the press alone can be worked, thus making it acomplete barn-press.

Condensinghopper, feed device, and other appliances shown in the patentsreferred to may be applied, if desired.

In all of the preceding illustrations the balance-Wheel may be dispensedwith and a crank-cam or eccentric power of press be connected directlyor indirectly to the lags in any suitable manner or as shown andoperated without the balance-wheel.

In operation the horses are put in motion and the hay fed into thepress-case through the feed-orifice T, forming a section at eachsuccessive stroke of the traverser, and the bales are divided by theordinary tying-partitions and bound through the sides of the case, allin the ordinary manner and fully described in the patents referred to,and hence unnecessary to further describe here.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a baling-press, the combination with the portable frame having theendless treads or horse-power therein, of the press and bale chamberarranged intermediate the endless treads and power mechanism foroperating the traverser driven by the tread power-shaft and connectionsfrom the shaft to the traverser-operating mechanism; substantially asdescribed.

2. In a baling-press, the combination with the press and bale chamberspivotally mounted on a power-shaft at the forward end endless treadsmounted on each side of said press and bale chambers with connectionsbetween said treads to the power-shaft for rotating the same andconnections from the shaft to the traverser-operating mechanism;substantially as described.

3. In a baling-press, the combination with the press and bale chamberspivotally mounted on a power-shaft at the forward end endless treadsmounted on each side of said press and bale chambers with pawlandratchetconnections between said treads to the powershaft for rotating the sameand connections from the shaft to the traverser operating mechanism;substantially as described.

4. In a baling-press, the combination with a frame, the two independentendless treads carried thereby and a common power-shaft for said treadsof the rigid press and bale chamber mounted between said treads, apressing mechanism and gearing interposed between said power-shaft andpressing mechanism; substantially as described.

PETER K. DEDERICK.

Witnesses:

F. X. CLEMENT, R. J. VAN ScHooNHovEN.

